Staff Engineer - Information Systems
Description
Xperi invents, develops and delivers technologies that create extraordinary experiences at home and on the go for millions of people around the world. Powering billions of consumer electronics, connected cars and digital content titles, we make entertainment more immersive, driving more intelligent and every interaction seamlessly personalized through our renowned consumer brands: DTS®, HD Radio™ and TiVo®.
Xperi (NYSE: XPER) is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Jose, CA with over 1,800 employees across North America, Europe and Asia. Come join a thriving team where you can play an integral role in shaping the future of entertainment technology.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer specialised in MS Windows platform to join our Global IT Infra.team and support a secure, highly available, and enterprise-scale Windows infrastructure. This is a hands-on, senior technical role for an individual who excels in system stability, troubleshooting, and platform modernization.
The role focuses on Windows Server and clustering technologies, while also supporting virtualization platforms such as VMware and Nutanix. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of critical business systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support enterprise Windows Server environments (Windows Server 2016/2019/2022).
- Administer and maintain Windows Failover Clusters, ensuring high availability and operational resilience.
- Perform Windows OS lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, and security remediation.
- Conduct Windows performance troubleshooting and tuning, covering CPU, memory, disk I/O, network, and service-level performance.
- Administer and support RDP / RDS environments, including RDS farms, session hosts, brokers, and high-availability configurations.
- Manage FTP and SFTP services, ensuring secure file transfer, access controls, and service availability.
- Execute and govern server and application decommissioning processes, ensuring compliance, data cleanup, and proper documentation.
- Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell scripting for administration, monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency.
- Lead server migration, consolidation, and modernization initiatives.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Windows and platform-related issues.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, virtualization, network, and application teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response as required.
Required Skills & Qualification
Primary Skills (Must Have)- Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration in enterprise environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration in enterprise environments.
- Proven expertise in Windows Failover Cluster administration and high-availability design.
- Windows performance troubleshooting and tuning, including system-level diagnostics.
- Administration of RDP / RDS farms, including secure access and scalability.
- Experience managing FTP / SFTP services in secure production environments.
- Strong understanding of and hands-on experience with server decommissioning processes, including risk and dependency management.
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation, monitoring, and operational tasks.
Secondary Skills (Good to Have)
- Hands-on experience in VMware administration, including ESXi and vSphere environments.
- Experience administering Nutanix platforms, including Windows workload hosting and lifecycle management.
- Solid understanding of virtualization best practices and their impact on Windows and clustered systems.
Optional / Preferred Skills
- Working knowledge of Active Directory administration, including users, groups, and Group Policy.
- Familiarity with DNS and DHCP services.
- Exposure to backup and recovery solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, or similar tools.
- Experience with hybrid or cloud-based Windows environments is a plus.
What We Are Looking For
- A highly skilled, hands-on individual contributor with strong problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to independently manage complex technical initiatives.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
- A proactive mindset focused on reliability, availability, and continuous improvement.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a large-scale, global IT environment.
- Exposure to modern Windows, clustering, and virtualization technologies.
- A role offering strong technical ownership and long-term career growth.
- Collaborative culture that values expertise, learning, and innovation.
Life @ Xperi:
At Xperi, we value People, Customers, Performance and Innovation. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.
Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Xperi supports personal well-being, builds financial security and enables employees to share in our collective success.
Rewards include:
- Competitive compensation (salary, equity and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
- Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
- Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee disc